Best Start Grant School Age Payment

Posted on May 24, 2019

Scotland’s new Best Start Grant School Age Payment will open for applications on Monday 3^rd June.

The benefit (delivered by Social Security Scotland) will see eligible families receive £250 to help with things such as educational toys and after school activities.

The payment builds on the recent Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment.

For further information, please visit the Scottish Government website.

Bo’ness Equality Hustings Event: Friday 6th December

The Central Scotland Regional Equality Council (CSREC) is holding a local Equality Hustings event ahead on next week’s General Election. The event takes place on Friday 6th December, 6pm – 8:30pm at Bo’ness Town Hall, Stewart Avenue, Bo’ness, EH51 9NJ. The hustings is an opportunity to hear from candidates standing in the 2019 General Election on issues of equality affecting the East Falkirk and Linlithgow areas, and for attendees to put their equality-related questions to the candidates. This event is free, but places are limited and booking is essential.

Project Theatre (SCIO) Treasurer Trustee

Project Theatre (SCIO) is looking for a new Treasurer to join their board of trustees. They are looking for someone with experience of finances and basic accountancy, and ideally some experience of charity accounts (including submitting to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)). The Treasurer would be delegated the responsibility of detailed oversight of Project Theatre’s finances by the board. The board meets in Grangemouth and Falkirk every 3 – 4 months.

Scottish Benefit Take-Up Funds Launched

Scottish Government has launched the Scottish Benefit Take-Up Fund (with awards of up to £50,000 available), and the Scottish Income Maximisation Fund (which has awards of up to £15,000 available). The deadline for applications to both funds is Friday 31st January 2020.

EHM COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills Training Course 2020

Empowering Health Minds (EMH) Training is holding a condensed COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills training course, beginning on Sunday 9th February 2020, and running over various weekends until Sunday 21st June. The course will take place 9am – 5:30pm at the Falkirk and District Association for Mental Health (FDAMH) office, 173 Victoria Road, Falkirk, FK2 7AU. Places are £1,250 each. Payment plans are available on request.

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